Published March 1982 | Version v1
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Twisted symmetry breaking on the projective hypersphere: a model of the small cosmological constant

Creators

  • 1. Newcastle upon Tyne Univ. (UK). Dept. of Theoretical Physics

Description

A model is considered in which the gravitational action effectively depends upon the symmetry-broken vacuum state associated with a twisted scalar field theory. It is suggested that the observation of a small cosmological constant, despite predicted vacuum contributions typically of the order 10-6 cm-2, is a consequence of our location in the universe. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
J. Phys., A (London). Math. Gen.
Journal Volume
15
Journal Issue
3
Series
J. Phys., A (London). Math. Gen.
Journal Page Range
841-848
ISSN
0305-4470

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
13680920
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; EINSTEIN FIELD EQUATIONS; GOLDSTONE BOSONS; GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS; SCALAR FIELDS; SPACE-TIME; SYMMETRY BREAKING; VACUUM STATES
Descriptors DEC
BOSONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EQUATIONS; FIELD EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POSTULATED PARTICLES